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PLAYLIST FOR “THE FACTS OF LIFE” (11.7.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

7 Nov

Once again Turntable For One goes where no other radio program goes and, as usual, I forgot to bring a map. But I thought it was time that someone told the audience the facts of life. And, as you can see, I had some impressive help. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae” 
  • YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Night On The Town With The Rat Pack”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm /  “Spark” 
  • DOWN  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek  /  “Eeg—Fonnesbaek”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Giants Of Jazz: Mark Murphy”  
  • WHILE WE’RE YOUNG  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Dreams In Apartment”
  • I’M GLAD I’M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Lorne Greene  /  “Young At Heart”
  • IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • GOD BLESS THE CHILD  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Be Good” 
  • THROW IT AWAY  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Stockholm Sweetnin”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”  
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine 

Here’s one of the better facts of life: you can listen to a Turntable For One podcast anywhere, anytime, day or night (except maybe when you’re in surgery). Click the link below to go to PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRICK OR TREAT AT TURNTABLE FOR ONE” (10.31.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers #Halloween

31 Oct

How would you like an evening filled with witches, ghosts, and goblins? Then watch one of the Presidential candidate debates. If, instead, you’d like an hour of swinging, haunting Halloween songs, I’ll bet you’re mad at yourself for missing tonight’s show. Don’t let it happen again. I’m just thinking about you. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck  /  “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “You’re Mine, You”
  • I’M SUCH A HUNGRY MAN  /  Bobby Troup  /  “Essential Jazz Masters”
  • SPOOKY  /  Ann Farnsworth  /  “Sealed With A Kiss”
  • ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN  /  Tony Perkins  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  “The Very Best Of”
  • ERRAND GIRL FOR RHYTHM  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Point Of No Return”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Diahann Carroll  /  “The Magic Of Diahann Carroll
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • GHOST WRITER  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Just Passing Through”
  • HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ACCORDION WEEK” (10.24.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers #accordions

24 Oct

The accordion and Turntable For One. Some called that a perfect marriage, some called it synergy at its most organic, some just called it a night. There have been many swinging jazz accordionists in the past; and in the present, the instrument is finding its way into the background and the foreground with some great singers and musicians. Below is a partial list and all I had time to play this week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • UNDER PARIS SKIES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “Chez Toots”
  • THE MORE I SEE YOU  /  Jenna Mammina  /  “Meant To Be”
  • CHIM CHIM CHER-EE  /  Esperanza Spaulding  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • SWING GITAN  /  Django Festival Allstars  /  “Django Festival Allstars 2012”
  • LET THERE BE LOVE  /  Art Van Damme & The Voices Unlimited  /  “Invitation” 
  • A POTTER’S SONG  /  Maria Schneider  /  “The Thompson Field”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Eric Clapton  /  “Old Sock”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Gypsy In My Soul”  /  
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  The Mighty Accordion Band  /  “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”
  • SO SORRY  /  Sophie Milman  /  “In The Moonlight”
  • THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE  /  Sting  /  “The Last Ship”
  • SMILE  /  Halie Loren  /  “Heart First”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN” (10.17.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

17 Oct

What’s the difference between a Dream and a Plan? Well, I’ve been having a lot of bad dreams lately, a lot of bad plans, too. Dreams aren’t real and they don’t come true…of course, most of my plans don’t come true, either. You know, maybe there’s no difference at all. Both of them end in disappointment and heartache – but not when singers like the ones I played are singing about plans they’re making!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie  /  “Ella & Basie”
  • ALL MY TOMORROWS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Complete Capitol Singles”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Nancy Wilson And Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson And Cannonball Adderley”
  • LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • SOMEDAY  /  Chantal Chamberland  /  “Dripping Indigo”
  • MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Interlude”
  • I’M GOING TO KISS THAT BOY  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Second Hand Smoke”
  • I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /Jonathan Schwartz  /  “Alone Together”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait of The Artist”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • RICH INTERIOR LIFE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry for No Hipster”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

Kicking yourself because you didn’t listen to this week’s show? Two things: Be sure to kick yourself where it won’t show when you go to work; or, better yet, listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Click the link below:

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL-TALK RADIO” (10.10.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzvocalist

10 Oct

Happy to be back after an exciting two weeks at Pundit Training Camp, where I learned the valuable lessons all pundits and news commentators know, such as: it’s not what you have to say, but how long it takes you to say it that matters. I could have talked on and on and on and on about this, but I filled up most of the hour with some great songs about talking. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HAPPY TALK  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley/  “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME  /   Freddie Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • TALK TO ME BABY  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Quintessential Cleo”
  • YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”
  • GIRL TALK  /  Holly Cole  /  “Girl Talk”
  • TALK TO ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Complete Capitol Singles”
  • TOO HOT FOR WORDS  /  Lily Frost  /  “Too Hot For Words”
  • THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bernie Sanders
  • SHOW ME  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Daydream”
  • CAN WE TALK  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ AT ME  /  Donna Lewis  /  “Brand New Day”
  • I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • WORDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Japan”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILLIE!” (9.19.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

19 Sep

An hour of Billie Holiday music and tributes without any of the drugs and drink…at least on my part. What you do while listening is your business. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Billie’s Best”
  • EASY TO REMEMBER  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • LOVER MAN  /  Janet Planet & The Planet Sax Quartet  /  “Passion From The Wreckage”
  • SWING BROTHER SWING  /  Lily Frost  / “Too Hot For Words”
  • TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Lover Man”
  • TENDERLY  /  Jose James  /  “Yesterday I Had The Blues”
  • CRAZY HE CALLS ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Audra McDonald  /  “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Paula Cole  /  “Stormy Weather”
  • GOD BLESS THE CHILD  /  Tony Bennett & Billie Holiday  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • LADY SINGS THE BLUES  /  (Mystery Billie Holiday)  /  Diana Ross  /  “Lady Sings The Blues”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Molly Johnson  /  “Because Of Billie”
  • OSCAR MEYER  /  (Mystery Billie Holiday)  /  David Sidaris
  • WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN  /  Ranee Lee  /  “Deep Song (A Tribute To Billie Holiday)
  • DON”T EXPLAIN  /  Nina Simone  /  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  Cody Owen Stine

I’m going to be away for a couple weeks with excellent guest hosts sitting in the chair for me. Tune in if you can. If you’re missing me too much, try listening to a Turntable For one podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

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PLAYLIST FOR “SONG & DANCE” (9.12.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

12 Sep

Just in case anyone couldn’t wait for the next Republican Presidential debate to get their quota of Song & Dance, I presented an all-singing, some-dancing hour of great songs and singers. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WITHOUT A SONG  /  Joe Williams  /  “Live At Newport ‘64”
  • STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY  /  Nina Simone  /  “The Amazing Nina Simone”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE DANCING  /  Kurt Elling  /  “This Time It’s Love”
  • DIG IT  /  Nellie McKay  /  “Normal As Blueberry Pie”
  • THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE  /  Sting  /  “The Last Ship”
  • BY MYSELF  /  (Mystery Dancer)  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “Live From Australia”
  • MONICAS VALS  /  The Real Group  /  “Varför Får Man Inte Bara Vara Som Man Är?
  • I CAN’T BE BOTHERED NOW  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS  /  Denzal Sinclaire  /  “Just Passing Through”
  • WHEN HE MAKES MUSIC  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “How Glad I Am”
  • I HOPE YOU DANCE  /  Deborah Lippmann & Savion Glover  /  “Nightingale”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

This may sound like the same old song and dance, but you could be listening to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange instead of doing something constructive with your life. Many people have. Click the link below:

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PLAYLIST FOR “HOW TO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION” (9.5.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazz vocals

5 Sep

I’m back; first show of the new season.  And since I knew there must be many first-time listeners to the show, I wanted to give them some instructions on how they could make a good first impression on me. I know: It’s going to be a great year. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS  /Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • TILL I GET IT RIGHT  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • SHINE ON YOUR SHOES  /  Jane Monheit  /  “Home”
  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • GOOD BAIT  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • GETTING TO KNOW YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Lithgow  /  “Sunny Side Of The Street”
  • MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • COME BLOW YOUR HORN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave You”
  • THEM THERE EYES  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man”
  • LOOKIN’ GOOD  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Sunday Express Vol. 2”
  • SOMETHING THERE  /  Christine Ebersol  /  “Strings Attached”
  • TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE  /  Freddie Cole  /  “Merry Go-Around”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

 

Just in case you forgot (because I haven’t been reminding you every week all summer: you can listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange any time you want. Nobody’s the boss of you. Just click the link below. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUMMER LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS 2015” (6.27.15) #jazz #jazzradio #doasisay

28 Jun

Even though I’ll be on a 7-week hiatus (while WMNR broadcasts live concerts from Tanglewood by the Boston Symphony Orchestra), I couldn’t go without leaving you my recommendations for great new music and great old music so that your can work on your ears while you work on your tan this summer. So, whether you’re lying on the beach, lying in bed, or lying on the campaign trail, here are a few parting suggestions for your summer listening pleasure.

I’ll be back in the Fall, but drop by here frequently because I’ll be talking about music I’m listening to while I’m on my vacation. I’d also love to hear what music you’re listening to, so leave a comment.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Michael Valeanu w/ Cyrille Aimee  /  “Hard To Cook”
  • DON’T BLAME ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields & Cy Coleman”
  • WALKING BY FLASHLIGHT  /  Maria Schneider Orchestra  /  “The Thompson Fields”
  • IF I HAD A QUARTER  /  Billy Brandt  /  “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Cassia DeMayo  /  “Heart, We Will Forget Him”
  • SIMON SMITH & HIS AMAZING DANCING BEAR  /  Mark Jennett   /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • GOT OVER  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Harry Belafonte/Robert Glasper  /  “Covered”
  • MY CLOCK IS TICKIN’  /  Heather Simmons  /  “I’m Old Fashioned”
  • HEY YOU WITH THE CRAZY EYES  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • NEVER NEVER LAND  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Live At 30th Street”
  • CLIMATE CHANGE  /  Burak Kaya  /  “Climate Change”                                          
  • AND SO TO BED  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

Just because I’m not doing live shows, doesn’t mean you have to suffer through summer without Turntable For One. Through the magic of the internet, you can listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange, anywhere, anytime your want. Time is not the boss of you! Click the link below:

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PLAYLIST FOR “FATHERS SINGING FOR FATHER’S DAY” (6.20.15) #jazz #jazzvocals #jazzradio

20 Jun

Almost no one but singing fathers this week, including a few rounds of Guess The Mystery Father. It took all of 30 seconds before I heard from Charlie Sheen’s legal team – but I meant singing fathers!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Song Title

 

  • WAIT TILL YOU SEE HER  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Tedi”
  • DAY BY DAY  /  (Mystery Father)  /  Mitch Winehouse  /  “Rush To The Heart”
  • UNFORGETTABLE  /  Nat Cole & Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • HOW INSENSITIVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings”
  • BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU?  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Oscar Brown Jr. Goes To Washington”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Meet The Robinsons”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Antonia Bennett  /  “Embrace Me”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES?  /  (Mystery Father)  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • TAKE A LETTER MISS JONES  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Live At The Renaissance”
  • I FEEL SO SMOOCHIE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “This Time It’s Love”
  • EVENIN’  /  (Mystery Father)  /  Hugh Laurie  /  “Didn’t It Rain”
  • ROXANNE  /  Sting  /  “Symphonicities”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Joe Sample & Randy Crawford  /  “Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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